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KATSU Tools Router set, 710 W review

A €90 router sold with three bases and three collets — and with a placeholder where the part number should be.

The end of it A lot of kit for €90 and no way to order a spare part for it. Fine as a second router, risky as your only one.

Every figure is a manufacturer specification, read off the listing itself, and the judgments are ours — drawn from how the specification behaves in this class of machine and from what long-term owners consistently report. Where a figure is missing, we say so rather than fill it in.

What the specification says

710 W, 220 V, an aluminum body, a soft grip, a built-in dust extraction port, a rocker on/off switch and selectable speed. Rack-and-pinion depth adjustment to a maximum of about 20 mm (0.79 in), with a quick-release. A spindle lock for cutter changes and a flat top so the tool stands stable while you change them. In the box: three bases — trimmer, plunge and tilting — three collets in 6, 8 and 10 mm (0.39 in), wrenches and guides.

The collet decides which cutters you can buy

A collet is not a chuck. It grips the shank along its whole length and it is machined for one diameter, so a cutter that is nearly the right size is a cutter that will creep out of the tool under load. Cutters are sold in 6 mm, 8 mm (0.31 in) and 1/4 inch, and on the bigger machines in 12 mm and 1/2 inch, and those sizes are not interchangeable however close two of the numbers look.

Read the collet off the machine before spending anything on a cutter set, and buy reducers from the tool maker rather than from the cheapest listing. This is the one accessory where the fit is the entire function.

Three collets covering 6, 8 and 10 mm (0.39 in) is more than most routers offer at any price, and it is the reason to take this listing seriously.

The part number is missing

Where the manufacturer part number should be, the listing carries “localization-B07J67PNQX” — the Amazon reference with a prefix, not a number KATSU issued. That is a small thing that predicts a larger one: when a collet wears or a base cracks, there is no catalog number to quote and no obvious route to a spare.

Treat it as a consumable tool. At €90 that arithmetic can still work.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-08-12. The live price is at the top of the page.

The good side, and the catch

Strengths

  • Three collets in the box, so most European cutters will fit something
  • Three bases — trimming, plunging and tilting — at €90
  • Aluminum body, speed control, spindle lock and a dust port

Compromises

  • No manufacturer part number: the field is an Amazon placeholder
  • About 20 mm (0.79 in) of depth, which limits it to shallow work
  • No price on the British store; not sold on amazon.com
  • KATSU has no service network to speak of in Europe

Specifications

Motor710 W
Supply220 V
Collets6 mm (0.24 in), 8 mm (0.31 in) and 10 mm (0.39 in)
BasesTrimmer, plunge and tilting
Maximum depthAbout 20 mm (0.79 in), rack-and-pinion adjustment
BodyAluminum
Part numberNot published — the field reads "localization-B07J67PNQX"
Amazon referenceB07J67PNQX (identical on 5 markets)
EAN5060524762315

What comes up most often

Why does the missing part number matter?

Because it is what you quote when something needs replacing — a collet, a base, a brush set. The field on this listing reads "localization-" followed by the Amazon reference, which is a placeholder rather than a manufacturer number. It tells you something about how the product is supported.

Are three collets genuinely useful?

Yes, and unusually so at this price. 6 mm (0.24 in) and 8 mm (0.31 in) cover most of the European cutter market and 10 mm (0.39 in) covers some larger profiles, and having all three means a cutter set bought later is very unlikely to be the wrong shank. It is the strongest thing on this listing.

Is 20 mm (0.79 in) of depth a problem?

It rules out through-cuts in anything but thin stock and it rules out deep housings. For rounding over, chamfering, trimming and shallow grooves — which is what a tool at this price is bought for — it is enough.

Where this model is listed

A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.

  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

Our score

7.5/ 10

A lot of kit for €90 and no way to order a spare part for it. Fine as a second router, risky as your only one.

Who buys this one, among woodworking machines

Occasional edge and trim work where a broken tool is an annoyance, not a crisis

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for woodworking machines and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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